Blast from the past: Boks beat Argentina to claim third place at World Cup

1993 — Dingaan Thobela loses the WBA lightweight crown he’d won a few months earlier in his first defence, being outpointed over 12 rounds by Russian Orzubek Nazarov in Johannesburg.

1998 — The Proteas smash Sri Lanka by 92 runs on Duckworth/Lewis in Dhaka to advance to the Champions Trophy final. Jacques Kallis scored an unbeaten 113 as SA posted 240/7 in 39 overs. The Sri Lankan batsmen never got going and were bundled out for 132 in the 24th over, with Steve Elworthy and Pat Symcox taking three wickets each.

1999 — The Springboks’ World Cup campaign ends in heartbreak as they lose a try-less semifinal to Australia 27-21 after extra time at Twickenham. SA flyhalf Jannie de Beer had slotted two penalties in the final minutes of regulation time for SA to draw the match 18-18. But two penalties and a drop by the Aussies to a single De Beer penalty condemned the Boks to the third-place play-off. Australia went on to win the title.

2005 — Herschelle Gibbs scores 81 to help the Proteas to a four-wicket win over New Zealand at St George’s Park in Gqeberha (then Port Elizabeth), giving the home side an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-ODI series. SA reached the 244 target with four deliveries remaining, aided by a late flurry from Justin Kemp, who scored 30 not out off 19 balls, and Shaun Pollock with an unbeaten 21 off 14.

2013 — Wayne Parnell stars with bat and ball to help the Proteas down Pakistan by one run in the first ODI in Sharjah. Batting at eight he top-scored with 56 to lift the Proteas to 183. The he took 3/41 and Imran Tahir 3/45, though it was Morne Morkel, with 2/23, who bowled the final over, conceding just one single before taking the final wicket with three balls remaining. 

2015 — The Springboks beat Argentina 24-13 in London to finish third at the World Cup. Wing JP Pietersen and lock Eben Etzebeth scored SA’s two tries, with flyhalf Handré Pollard landing one conversion and four penalties.